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A Historical Discourse, Delivered by Request Before the Citizens of New Haven, April 25, 1838 by James L. Kingsley. This book is a reproduction of the original book published in 1838 and may have some imperfections such as marks or hand-written notes.

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Excerpt from A Historical Discourse: Delivered by Request Before the Citizens of New Haven; April 25, 1838, the Two Hundredth Anniversary of the First Settlement of the Town and Colony The author was invited, March 20th, 1S3S, by a joint committee of the Connecticut Academy, of the Mayor and Aldermen of the City, and of the Selectmen of the Town, of New Haven, to prepare a discourse for the Second Centennial Anniversary of the founding of the Colony. He subsequently received the following communication. Professor James L. Kingsley, Sir - The Committees appointed to conduct the Celebration of the Second Centennial Anniversary of the settlement of the Colony of New Haven, respectfully request that you will furnish them for publication, a copy of the very able Historical Discourse, which on that occasion you addressed to one of the most numerous and enlightened assemblies, ever convened in this city. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.